The Great Adventures of Vasco Da Gama


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Vasco da Gama was born in 1469 and born on Portugal. Vasco da Gama’s life was very rough as a child but he was a very smart child and he always got good grades. The place he wanted to go to was India. The person that helped him navigate the ship was Pero de Alenquer and Vasco da gama also had four ships and they was called Berrio, saint, nau, and saint Raphael. Vasco da Gama’s journey lasted 'til 1497.

Vasco da Gama was a very nice explorer and he was a very brave traveler. Vasco da Gama died on Christmas Eve in 1524. Very little is known about vasco da Gama. Vasco da Gama was the first one to discover an ocean route from Portugal to the east. On the second trip vasco took 40 armed ships on his journey.Vasco da Gama soon died from a very dangerous illness.

Vasco da Gama killed hundreds of Muslims often brutally in order to demonstrate his power. Upon his return he was treated as a hero and was rewarded by the king.Vasco da Gama left India on August 29, 1498.All his crew members died of scurvy a disease from lack of vitamin c. After King Manuel the first died King JohnIII sent vasco da Gama to India as a Portuguese viceroy the king’s representative in India.

Vasco da Gama was a very brave adventurer. He was born in 1460 and born in Portugal. He worshiped his crew members and all did things for them. But sadly they all died from scurvy, a disease that you get if you don’t get enough vitamin C. the person who helped him get there was Pero de He helped him get to India. He went from India to Africa to Europe.